by Josephine Perry | Mar 7, 2016 | Improve, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
As we hit the beginning of race season for endurance athletes, twitter and facebook are filled with photos of bikes perched at the top of big climbs, selfies of muddy trainers and Garmins at the end of 20 mile runs and those lucky enough to be on international camps...
by Josephine Perry | Jan 24, 2016 | Athlete Stories, Goal setting, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
Photo credit: Susanne Hakuba Dr Edwina Brocklesby (or Eddie as she is known) is 72. She is possibly the best advert there can be for the benefits of staying active as you age. Having started exercising aged 50 she has since run dozens of half marathons and marathons,...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 27, 2015 | Athlete Wellbeing, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology, Support, Talent needs trauma, Youth sport
Social support is known to be really important in sport, when dealing with injury and in helping you succeed in day-to-day life. It has become increasingly recognised as a key resource for athletes, and has been linked with enhanced coping with organisational...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 11, 2015 | Confidence, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
Self-confidence, the belief that you are able to perform in the way you want to, is vital in sport. If you have it, you can put all your focus on executing the physical, psychological and perceptual skills you need to perform well, and you can trust that you have the...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 10, 2015 | Goal setting, Improve, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
Over the next few weeks more and more thoughts and conversations will turn to New Year resolutions. They are a great way to remind yourself of what you want and to focus on achieving it. But they are really hard to keep and often not well thought through – making it...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 10, 2015 | Book reviews, Books, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
Great books on sports, psychology and performance. The Sports Gene – David Epstein – if you are in any way a sports and science geek this book has fantastic statistics, references really interesting research and includes interviews with some of the brightest brains in...
Recent Comments